Bow Valley Pickleball Association

How do I know how many sessions I have signed up for?

So we've had a few folks bring up the question of how to figure out how many sessions they've signed up for? Fairly easy process, go the the Trackie page where you can see all the sessions and players within your division. Type your name in the BY REGISTRANT NAME box and click SEARCH. This will pull up and provide a count of those sessions you've signed up for.

Couple of things to keep in mind - you would need to do this for your level page as well as the SPD page if you played in SPD; and a few people have variations in their name (Sue vs Susan) so make sure you check on all spellings.

If you can't remember how many tickets or drop-in fees you've purchased, contact Sue Cowitz (sue@bowvalleypickleball.org).

If you've signed up for more sessions than you have tickets, you can: (1) cancel the extra sessions; (2) purchase tickets from someone else in your division (BVPA Facebook page is a great resource); or (3) pay a drop-in fee the day before a session (if there isn't a wait list).

Intermediate Assessments and Advanced Challenges

Click HERE to sign up for either the Intermediate 3.0 Assessment (Friday, December 20, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm) or the Advanced Challenges (Thursday, December 19, 8:30 am-10:00 am).

The site is open now.

BVPA TEAM

Winter (January-February) Session Update

Key Dates for the upcoming Winter (January-February) session -

“Ticket Packs” of 8 tickets for $72 go on sale on Sunday December 15 on a staggered basis:

Novice 8:00 AM

Intermediate 10:00 AM

Advanced 12:00 Noon

You may only purchase one “8 Ticket Pack” at this time.

Sign Up for play will begin on Tuesday December 17 at 8:00 AM. Please sign up your 8 chosen dates as soon as you can.

Then, if you think you might like additional tickets, please review the sessions where there are still available spots. And, if the remaining available spots suit your schedule, you may purchase one additional “5 Ticket Pack” for $45 on Wednesday, December 18 at 8:00 AM, with sign up immediately following your purchase.

And something new for you to think about –

We are always on the lookout to improve your playing experience and for the January/February sessions, we are introducing one Intermediate EPC (Every Point Counts) session per week. This is for our Intermediate players who are looking for more competitive play. The session will be clearly marked on the schedule.

For our Advanced Play members who already enjoy EPC sessions, we are also applying DUPR to the Advanced EPC games. That means, the EPC scores will be recorded in DUPR.

And lastly, the SPD (Same Partner Doubles) has been wildly popular so we have added several more SPD sessions for January/February.

Advanced Challenges and Intermediate 3.0 Assessments are Coming up!

Our next Advanced Challenges are scheduled for December 19, from 8:30-9:30 AM at the Rec Center.

Our next Intermediate 3.0 Assessments are scheduled for December 20, from 11:00-12:30 at the Rec Center.

Signs ups will be online on Trackie beginning on Wednesday November 20 at 8:00 AM.

More 5 tickets packets available and details about DROP IN Play

More Ticket Packs for Sale

There are more 5 pack tickets available for all divisions. These tickets can be shared with your partner or friend. However, If you would like to purchase more, first please check that there is space in the sessions at which you would like to play before you purchase more tickets.

Click below on your division to purchase more tickets.

NOVICE

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

Drop In Option Details

Our new Drop In Option webpage is ready and starting on Sunday November 3, you may start purchasing tickets for non full sessions taking place on the next day.

Here are the instructions for how to use our Drop In Option:

24 hours prior to the start of a particular session, if there are spots available in the session you would like to join, you may purchase an available spot for $10.

These are DROP IN spots and they will not require "tickets" but they will cost you a premium of $10 each payable on Trackie. You may only purchase these spots online. No courtside cash purchases are allowed.

So, if there are available spots, first you must sign up for the session and then you must purchase your ticket on Trackie.

The link for drop in ticket purchase is below.

DROP IN TICKETS

Take care to purchase your Drop In ticket for the correct specific day.

Then, please present your Trackie receipt to the session captain for your session to confirm that you are eligible for that session.

Also, remember that all members must sign up for sessions no later than 8:00 PM the night before their session. Last minute sign ups are no longer permitted.

Remember:

• Members may withdraw from any session prior to 24 hours the night before the session.
• Late cancellations (after 24 hours before a session) and no shows will result in a ticket forfeiture. Sign-up cancellations can be done by following the instructions found on our website under the FAQ’s tab. Learn to use this Trackie feature.
• Members may share or sell tickets. The best way to do this is on our Facebook page. When a member registers for a session using another member's ticket, they must answer “NO” to the question “"ARE YOU THE INITIAL PURCHASER OF THESE TICKET?" and then answer “IF NOT, WHO WAS (FIRST NAME, LAST NAME) *
• Any unused tickets expire at the end of the Fall session December 22, 2024.

This is a new process for us so let’s work together to make it work!

Fall Schedule Changes

Changes to the Schedule

We have made some adjustments to our fall sessions to better reflect our ticket packet sales. More specifically, because our SPD sessions are always popular, we have added 3 new SPD sessions in December. The sessions are from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM.

Also, we have converted Nov 12 and 19 Novice sessions to Novice Skills sessions. These sessions will be mentored.

The updated schedule can be found below.

UPDATED SCHEDULE 10_31

INDOOR PLAY UPDATE

2025 BVPA Memberships

2025 memberships are now on sale! The Board has approved a 2025 membership fee of $100. This 2025 membership fee will be valid from October 4, 2024, until December 31, 2025.

You may register for indoor play in our November/December indoor session with your 2024 BVPA membership but you will need a 2025 BVPA membership to play indoors for January/February 2025 and beyond.

November/December Indoor Play

Indoor play will begin on October 28.

Our plan for this indoor season will be like last year with a couple of changes. This year, we are going to try to operate without actual “tickets”.

“Ticket” packets will be 8 “tickets” for $72 and will be available on Trackie starting on October 18. Members may purchase one “ticket” packet. Additional “ticket” packets will go on sale on October 21 at 8:00 AM and members may then purchase one additional “ticket” packet each.

Sales of "ticket" packets will be staggered by level so that we do not overload Trackie:

Novice – 8:00 AM

Intermediate 3.0 – 10:00 AM

Advanced – 12:00 Noon

SPD – Same Partner Doubles – will again be offered and may be included in your 8 “ticket” packet. You do not need special “tickets” for SPD.

Then, sign ups will open on October 20 and will also be staggered by level:

Novice – 8:00 AM

Intermediate 3.0 – 10:00 AM

Advanced – 12:00 Noon

SPD – 6:00 PM

Here’s what will be different from previous years –

You will not receive actual “tickets”. Instead, session Captains will have screen shots of the sign ups and will check you in from those screen shots.

Then, 24 hours prior to the start of a particular session, if there are available spots, you may purchase an available spot for $10. These drop in spots will not require “tickets” but they will cost you a premium at $10 each.

This strategy will ensure that courts are always filled to capacity, and it will reduce the “last minute” players who “just show up” without signing up.

A Word to the Wise

It is no secret that we all love to play indoors from November to April. So, we have purchased many, many hours of indoor court time at the Rec Center. More than last year but since there are no viable other sites available for us for indoor pickleball play, we must make the Rec Center work for us.

So to allow everyone a chance to play, we respectfully suggest that members expect to be able to play 1-2 times per week. We just don't have the indoor court space availability such as we have for the outdoor play season.

That's all for now -

Paddles up, everyone!

BVPA Team

NEXT CHALLENGE LEVEL UP SESSIONS

Our next Challenge Level Up sessions will be held on Wednesday October 16 in Room 200 at Canmore Rec Center:

Novice to Intermediate 3.0 – two sessions

12:30-2:00 for 8 participants

2:00-3:30 for 8 participants

Intermediate to Advanced Play – two sessions

3:30-4:30 for 2 participants

4:30-5:30 for 2 participants

Sign ups will open on Monday September 16 at 8:00 AM. Wait Lists are available for each session.

Click HERE to go to the Challenges event web page for more details about the Challenges processes and to sign up.

NEW - YOUTH PLAY

We have implemented a Youth Play program for qualified individuals. This initiative is headed up by Al and Ruth Shipton and has very clear qualifications and requirements stipulated. You can see the attendant documents and forms on our website under the Membership tab. There we have posted our Youth Membership Application Form and the Responsible Adult Application Form. If this is of interest to you, your first step is to carefully review the Forms and the requirements and then let me know of your interest. We expect to proceed on a case by case basis.

How do I know how many sessions I have signed up for?

So we've had a few folks bring up the question of how to figure out how many sessions they've signed up for? Fairly easy process, go the the Trackie page where you can see all the sessions and players within your division. Type your name in the BY REGISTRANT NAME box and click SEARCH. This will pull up and provide a count of those sessions you've signed up for.

Couple of things to keep in mind - you would need to do this for your level page as well as the SPD page if you played in SPD; and a few people have variations in their name (Sue vs Susan) so make sure you check on all spellings.

If you can't remember how many tickets or drop-in fees you've purchased, contact Sue Cowitz (sue@bowvalleypickleball.org).

If you've signed up for more sessions than you have tickets, you can: (1) cancel the extra sessions; (2) purchase tickets from someone else in your division (BVPA Facebook page is a great resource); or (3) pay a drop-in fee the day before a session (if there isn't a wait list).

Intermediate Assessments and Advanced Challenges

Click HERE to sign up for either the Intermediate 3.0 Assessment (Friday, December 20, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm) or the Advanced Challenges (Thursday, December 19, 8:30 am-10:00 am).

The site is open now.

BVPA TEAM

Winter (January-February) Session Update

Key Dates for the upcoming Winter (January-February) session -

“Ticket Packs” of 8 tickets for $72 go on sale on Sunday December 15 on a staggered basis:

Novice 8:00 AM

Intermediate 10:00 AM

Advanced 12:00 Noon

You may only purchase one “8 Ticket Pack” at this time.

Sign Up for play will begin on Tuesday December 17 at 8:00 AM. Please sign up your 8 chosen dates as soon as you can.

Then, if you think you might like additional tickets, please review the sessions where there are still available spots. And, if the remaining available spots suit your schedule, you may purchase one additional “5 Ticket Pack” for $45 on Wednesday, December 18 at 8:00 AM, with sign up immediately following your purchase.

And something new for you to think about –

We are always on the lookout to improve your playing experience and for the January/February sessions, we are introducing one Intermediate EPC (Every Point Counts) session per week. This is for our Intermediate players who are looking for more competitive play. The session will be clearly marked on the schedule.

For our Advanced Play members who already enjoy EPC sessions, we are also applying DUPR to the Advanced EPC games. That means, the EPC scores will be recorded in DUPR.

And lastly, the SPD (Same Partner Doubles) has been wildly popular so we have added several more SPD sessions for January/February.

Advanced Challenges and Intermediate 3.0 Assessments are Coming up!

Our next Advanced Challenges are scheduled for December 19, from 8:30-9:30 AM at the Rec Center.

Our next Intermediate 3.0 Assessments are scheduled for December 20, from 11:00-12:30 at the Rec Center.

Signs ups will be online on Trackie beginning on Wednesday November 20 at 8:00 AM.

More 5 tickets packets available and details about DROP IN Play

More Ticket Packs for Sale

There are more 5 pack tickets available for all divisions. These tickets can be shared with your partner or friend. However, If you would like to purchase more, first please check that there is space in the sessions at which you would like to play before you purchase more tickets.

Click below on your division to purchase more tickets.

NOVICE

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

Drop In Option Details

Our new Drop In Option webpage is ready and starting on Sunday November 3, you may start purchasing tickets for non full sessions taking place on the next day.

Here are the instructions for how to use our Drop In Option:

24 hours prior to the start of a particular session, if there are spots available in the session you would like to join, you may purchase an available spot for $10.

These are DROP IN spots and they will not require "tickets" but they will cost you a premium of $10 each payable on Trackie. You may only purchase these spots online. No courtside cash purchases are allowed.

So, if there are available spots, first you must sign up for the session and then you must purchase your ticket on Trackie.

The link for drop in ticket purchase is below.

DROP IN TICKETS

Take care to purchase your Drop In ticket for the correct specific day.

Then, please present your Trackie receipt to the session captain for your session to confirm that you are eligible for that session.

Also, remember that all members must sign up for sessions no later than 8:00 PM the night before their session. Last minute sign ups are no longer permitted.

Remember:

• Members may withdraw from any session prior to 24 hours the night before the session.
• Late cancellations (after 24 hours before a session) and no shows will result in a ticket forfeiture. Sign-up cancellations can be done by following the instructions found on our website under the FAQ’s tab. Learn to use this Trackie feature.
• Members may share or sell tickets. The best way to do this is on our Facebook page. When a member registers for a session using another member's ticket, they must answer “NO” to the question “"ARE YOU THE INITIAL PURCHASER OF THESE TICKET?" and then answer “IF NOT, WHO WAS (FIRST NAME, LAST NAME) *
• Any unused tickets expire at the end of the Fall session December 22, 2024.

This is a new process for us so let’s work together to make it work!

Fall Schedule Changes

Changes to the Schedule

We have made some adjustments to our fall sessions to better reflect our ticket packet sales. More specifically, because our SPD sessions are always popular, we have added 3 new SPD sessions in December. The sessions are from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM.

Also, we have converted Nov 12 and 19 Novice sessions to Novice Skills sessions. These sessions will be mentored.

The updated schedule can be found below.

UPDATED SCHEDULE 10_31

INDOOR PLAY UPDATE

2025 BVPA Memberships

2025 memberships are now on sale! The Board has approved a 2025 membership fee of $100. This 2025 membership fee will be valid from October 4, 2024, until December 31, 2025.

You may register for indoor play in our November/December indoor session with your 2024 BVPA membership but you will need a 2025 BVPA membership to play indoors for January/February 2025 and beyond.

November/December Indoor Play

Indoor play will begin on October 28.

Our plan for this indoor season will be like last year with a couple of changes. This year, we are going to try to operate without actual “tickets”.

“Ticket” packets will be 8 “tickets” for $72 and will be available on Trackie starting on October 18. Members may purchase one “ticket” packet. Additional “ticket” packets will go on sale on October 21 at 8:00 AM and members may then purchase one additional “ticket” packet each.

Sales of "ticket" packets will be staggered by level so that we do not overload Trackie:

Novice – 8:00 AM

Intermediate 3.0 – 10:00 AM

Advanced – 12:00 Noon

SPD – Same Partner Doubles – will again be offered and may be included in your 8 “ticket” packet. You do not need special “tickets” for SPD.

Then, sign ups will open on October 20 and will also be staggered by level:

Novice – 8:00 AM

Intermediate 3.0 – 10:00 AM

Advanced – 12:00 Noon

SPD – 6:00 PM

Here’s what will be different from previous years –

You will not receive actual “tickets”. Instead, session Captains will have screen shots of the sign ups and will check you in from those screen shots.

Then, 24 hours prior to the start of a particular session, if there are available spots, you may purchase an available spot for $10. These drop in spots will not require “tickets” but they will cost you a premium at $10 each.

This strategy will ensure that courts are always filled to capacity, and it will reduce the “last minute” players who “just show up” without signing up.

A Word to the Wise

It is no secret that we all love to play indoors from November to April. So, we have purchased many, many hours of indoor court time at the Rec Center. More than last year but since there are no viable other sites available for us for indoor pickleball play, we must make the Rec Center work for us.

So to allow everyone a chance to play, we respectfully suggest that members expect to be able to play 1-2 times per week. We just don't have the indoor court space availability such as we have for the outdoor play season.

That's all for now -

Paddles up, everyone!

BVPA Team

NEXT CHALLENGE LEVEL UP SESSIONS

Our next Challenge Level Up sessions will be held on Wednesday October 16 in Room 200 at Canmore Rec Center:

Novice to Intermediate 3.0 – two sessions

12:30-2:00 for 8 participants

2:00-3:30 for 8 participants

Intermediate to Advanced Play – two sessions

3:30-4:30 for 2 participants

4:30-5:30 for 2 participants

Sign ups will open on Monday September 16 at 8:00 AM. Wait Lists are available for each session.

Click HERE to go to the Challenges event web page for more details about the Challenges processes and to sign up.

NEW - YOUTH PLAY

We have implemented a Youth Play program for qualified individuals. This initiative is headed up by Al and Ruth Shipton and has very clear qualifications and requirements stipulated. You can see the attendant documents and forms on our website under the Membership tab. There we have posted our Youth Membership Application Form and the Responsible Adult Application Form. If this is of interest to you, your first step is to carefully review the Forms and the requirements and then let me know of your interest. We expect to proceed on a case by case basis.